 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab)
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| Species | Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab) |
| Family | GRAPSIDAE (mitten crabs) |
| Superfamily | GRAPSOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans) |
| Subsection | Thoracotremata (a subsection (zoo.) of crustaceans) |
| Section | Eubrachyura (a section (zoo.) of crustaceans) |
| Infraorder | Brachyura (crabs) |
| Suborder | PLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans) |
| Order | DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
| Superorder | EUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
| Subclass | EUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans) |
| Class | MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.) |
| Subphylum | CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
| Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
| Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
| Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
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NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab)
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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| Crothers, J.& M. | 1990 | An Amendment to the Crab Key | Field Studies 7: 483-4. | |
| Trewhella, S. | 2007 | Columbus Crab amongst Goose Barnacles | Vol 18 (3) Page: 212 |
Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Planes minutus (Columbus Crab, Gulf Weed Crab):
A small pelagic crab that sometimes reaches Britain on drifting seaweed from the Sargasso area.
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